← 20 October 2026's Current Affairs · Karnataka KPSC Prelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★☆☆☆
Sugarcane growers suspend Hubballi agitation; CM seeks audience with PM
સમાચારમાં કેમ?
Who really fixes the price a cane farmer gets? The FRP mechanism behind the Hubballi protest, explained
Farmers pause the Hubballi Chalo protest as the CM seeks a meeting with the PM on cane prices and drought.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
What you need to know
2 મિનિટ
Sugarcane growers who began a week-long 'Hubballi Chalo' agitation have temporarily suspended it and set a new deadline, after a late-night meeting with Union Minister Pralhad Joshi and former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar.
Minister M.B.
Patil told protesters near Kittur that the government is committed to growers' interests.
Chief Minister D.K.
Shivakumar has sought the Prime Minister's time to discuss sugarcane growers' issues and drought, and growers have warned of renewed protests from 27 November.
The Centre has also set up a high-level committee under Ramesh Chand to look into their demands.
સ્રોત: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
મુખ્ય તથ્યો
Remember these
- Sugarcane growers suspended the week-long 'Hubballi Chalo' agitation after a late-night meeting with Union Minister Pralhad Joshi and Jagadish Shettar.
- Growers have warned of renewed protests from 27 November if their demands are not met.
- The Centre has set up a high-level committee under Ramesh Chand to examine growers' demands.
- The Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) is the minimum price mills must pay for cane; the Union Government fixes it on the CACP's recommendation.
- Karnataka CM D.K. Shivakumar has sought the PM's time to discuss cane growers' issues and drought.
પ્રિલિમ્સ · મેઇન્સ
How the exam will ask it
પ્રિલિમ્સ
- The Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane is announced by the Union Government on the recommendation of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), after consulting States.
- FRP is the minimum price that sugar mills are legally bound to pay to cane growers; some States announce a higher State Advised Price (SAP).
- Sugarcane (Control) Order, 1966 and the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 provide the legal framework for cane price payment.
મેઇન્સ
GS-3 (Agriculture: pricing, MSP and farm support) and GS-2 (Centre-State relations). Cane growers' protests stem from the gap between FRP, State-advised prices, mill payment delays and drought-hit incomes, with the Centre fixing the price while States face the political fallout. A way forward includes timely payment, a transparent revenue-sharing or fair pricing formula, crop diversification and ethanol-linked demand, with better Centre-State coordination.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
The Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane is fixed by:
- The Union Government, on the recommendation of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)
- The State Governments, through their Sugarcane Control Boards
- The Indian Sugar Mills Association in consultation with farmers' unions
- The Reserve Bank of India through NABARD
જવાબ જુઓ
જવાબ: A — The correct answer is The Union Government, on the recommendation of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP). The Union Government fixes the FRP of sugarcane on the recommendation of the CACP, and mills must pay at least that price.
Convert this topic into marks
Today's 10-MCQ test · instant analysis · Powered by AdaptIQ